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8 Crafts for Christmas in the Special Education Classroom

8 Adapted Christmas Craft ideas for special education classrooms! All crafts are symbol supported and include visual directions.

Christmas and the holiday season is here! As much as I love decorating for holiday’s at home, I love decorating with student created art even more! Read on for 8 of my favorite Christmas Crafts with visual directions for your special education classroom.

8 Adapted Christmas Craft ideas for special education classrooms! All crafts are symbol supported and include visual directions.

This Christmas Ornament craft focus on fine motor skills and creating a fun unique pattern of their own!

8 Adapted Christmas Craft ideas for special education classrooms! All crafts are symbol supported and include visual directions.

The Christmas Pine Tree Craft includes cutting, pasting, gluing and painting with Q tips!

8 Adapted Christmas Craft ideas for special education classrooms! All crafts are symbol supported and include visual directions.

This unique city skyline craft is as unique as your students! They will love seeing these colored crayons show up on black paper!

8 Adapted Christmas Craft ideas for special education classrooms! All crafts are symbol supported and include visual directions.

This Bell is a Christmas classic, students will love choosing the colors of the bell!

8 Adapted Christmas Craft ideas for special education classrooms! All crafts are symbol supported and include visual directions.

The 4 above crafts are included in this set of Christmas Book companions and pair perfectly with the below books!

8 Adapted Christmas Craft ideas for special education classrooms! All crafts are symbol supported and include visual directions.

You can grab these book companions here.

8 Adapted Christmas Craft ideas for special education classrooms! All crafts are symbol supported and include visual directions.

This popsicle santa hat is perfect for working on fine motor skills!

8 Adapted Christmas Craft ideas for special education classrooms! All crafts are symbol supported and include visual directions.

Families will love this cute handprint elf!

8 Adapted Christmas Craft ideas for special education classrooms! All crafts are symbol supported and include visual directions.

Paper plate crafts are so easy and fun! Students will love this reindeer craft and it looks great on display!

8 Adapted Christmas Craft ideas for special education classrooms! All crafts are symbol supported and include visual directions.

Students can make themselves into a gingerbread cookie with this fun craft!

8 Adapted Christmas Craft ideas for special education classrooms! All crafts are symbol supported and include visual directions.

The above crafts pair perfectly with the following books!

8 Adapted Christmas Craft ideas for special education classrooms! All crafts are symbol supported and include visual directions.

Grab this book companion bundle here!

Book companions include already done for you adapted activities for your special education classroom, including step by step visual directions for each craft to increase student independence!

8 Adapted Christmas Craft ideas for special education classrooms! All crafts are symbol supported and include visual directions.

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